Field Auditor

Powercor - Citipower; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

hybrid work options

purchased leave

15 weeks of gender neutral primary Par

health and wellbeing subsidiary

career development and planning

exclusive discounts

Job summary

Powercor is seeking a Field Auditor to ensure quality, safety and compliance of assets across our network. Based in Brooklyn, you will conduct field audits, capture data accurately, and contribute to regulatory and technical standards.

This hybrid role involves working with CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy to audit overhead and underground works, prepare findings and reports, and support continuous improvement. We offer hybrid arrangements and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years industry experience in electrical field.
• Detailed knowledge of a distribution network.
• Knowledge of overhead and underground policies and practices.
• Knowledge of metering and servicing policies and practices.
• Knowledge of Transmission network.

Responsibilities

• Undertake field audits including overhead & underground construction, metering & servicing, maintenance, pole to pit, public lighting and external construction audits ensuring audit findings are accurately captured (including the taking of photographs)
• Enter audit findings and closure of observations or non-compliances into company systems and databases (e.g. Salesforce)
• Preparation of audit findings including reports and communication to the field teams
• Maintain a detailed knowledge of technical requirements including overhead and underground distribution systems and metering and servicing
• Auditing experience on a distribution network
• Understanding of OH, UG and indoor substations designs

Skills

Attention to detail

Education

Electrical technical qualification

Job description

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About the role

Play a key role in ensuring the quality, safety, and compliance of assets connected to our network as a Field Auditor. In this additional role, you will help deliver high-quality network outcomes by ensuring works are completed in accordance with regulatory obligations, technical standards, business policies, and health and safety requirements.

Supporting CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, you will be mainly based in Brooklyn and work across a diverse range of network projects and asset types, contributing to the reliability and performance of critical electricity infrastructure.

As part of the Field Quality Assurance Team, you will support the successful delivery of our Quality Assurance Program through field audits, accurate data capture, and detailed reporting. You will also identify opportunities for continuous improvement, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and provide valuable insights that enhance network quality, safety, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake field audits including overhead & underground construction, metering & servicing, maintenance, pole to pit, public lighting and external construction audits ensuring audit findings are accurately captured (including the taking of photographs)
• Enter audit findings and closure of any observations or non-compliances into company systems and databases (e.g. Salesforce)
• Preparation of audit findings including reports and communication to the field teams
• Maintain a detailed knowledge of technical requirements including overhead and underground distribution systems and metering and servicing
• Auditing experience on a distribution network
• Understanding of OH, UG and indoor substations designs

What you’ll need from day one

• Technical or trade qualification in the electrical field and a minimum of 5 years industry experience
• Detailed knowledge of a distribution network
• Detailed knowledge of overhead and underground policies and practices
• Detailed knowledge of metering and servicing policies and practices
• Knowledge of Transmission network

If you believe you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement—or if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements to meet the key responsibilities —we encourage you to get in touch.

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow.

• hybrid work options
• purchased leave
• 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave
• health and wellbeing subsidiary
• career development and planning opportunities
• exclusive discounts

Visit our company website to learn more .

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180 .

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

What’s next

To make a confidential reasonable adjustment query, please contact Nadya Kartika from the Talent team at [e-mail]

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.